Alaska Airlines' new service to Seattle will be the first time the airline will operate scheduled passenger service to and from Detroit using its aircraft.

Alaska Airlines will begin offering daily nonstop service between Detroit Metropolitan Airport and its hub at Seattle Tacoma International Airport on Sept. 4.

This will be the first time that the airline will operate scheduled passenger service to and from Detroit using its aircraft, according to a news release today from Metro Airport.

The routes will be operated on a Boeing 737, which seats 181 passengers, and will arrive at Metro's North Terminal at 4:14 p.m. and depart for Seattle at 5:20 p.m. each day, the release said.

Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, will be the second new carrier to add service in Detroit this year. JetBlue Airways Corp. recently announced it will offer three flights a day from Detroit to Boston starting March 10.

Other new flights that have been announced recently: Frontier Airlines will offer a flight from Detroit to Wilmington, Del., starting in April, and Delta Air Lines Inc. will offer a second daily flight to London starting in June.

Alaska Airlines, along with its partner regional airlines, serve nearly 100 cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico, according to the airline's news release.